I've just heard from Pavel in the Czech Republic and he is writing about his last visit to Dablice. I hope to have the text from him in the next few days.
This message arrived yesterday from Pavel (of Lea's Site Forum) regarding his recent visit last month to Dablice on 8th December 2011 re. the Seventh Anniversary of the passing away of Lea (Andrea) on 9th December 2004...
"The larger part of the year I try to think more about the future and repel racking thoughts. As for my December visit to the grave, this time there was nothing extraordinary. I came to the cemetery about 3 p.m.
The weather was clear, the temperature around zero. Like the year before, there was no one at the cemetery, even gravediggers. As there was no snow, there was no problem to find a tomb. I cleaned it from the fallen leaves, put the candle and laminated pictures on the headstone.
As for flowers, I wanted to be a little different than the previous year. I ordered it by telephone to the same flower shop, and sent them photographs from the previous year. We agreed that it will be somewhat different in colour than the previous two years, while maintaining the character of funeral bouquets. When I picked it up, the florist said goodbye words "See you next year".
As regards Andrea, that's actually almost everything. Every one of us has his piece of sorrow and nostalgia for her. When I was putting the bouquet on the tombstone, I thought to myself something very private. And also, just like previous year, the thought that lot of people will think of her for the rest of their lives, came to my mind. I think, she would be happy knowing that.
A thought occurred to me right now. Sometimes, in the near future, in Spring probably, I will fill all empty candlesticks on the gravestone with the candles and light them. I know it makes no sense, but somewhere inside I'll maybe feel some kind of relief . Yes, I'll do it, I've just decided."
Adam's posting on Lea's own Forum on 1st December 2012 - as below:
Hello,
In late November,I was inPrague and I visited Andrea's last resting place. I put down the bouquet of red roses, lit the candles and said the prayer for Andrea's soul.
I noticed thata lot ofchangeshave taken placethere.There isan arrayof black marble, from which we can learn that now this is a last resting place of three people.
Best regards
Adam
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Above: The original large size photo taken by Chris in Summer of 2004.
-- Edited by Victorandss on Thursday 28th of November 2013 03:52:00 PM
This is a copy of the "Sixth Anniversary" memorial picture (which was approved by Chris Danneffel who took the original outdoor photo out of which I have extracted the close-up of Lea).
I have sent a higher quality file of this to Pavel in the Czech Republic to kindly print out and place at Lea's resting-place on his next visit to Dablice later on this year to pay his respects and lay flowers at Lea's graveside on behalf of us all.
I hope that you like it.
Once again, deepest thanks to Angostura (I think known to us as Marek in Poland) for his kind visit and flowers and new photographs taken on 11th November 2010 in remembrance of lovely Lea (Andrea) - our own "Blue Eyes".